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Today,
buckwheat noodles (cha soba)
is treated as one of souvenirs.
However, during the Edo period,
soba restaurant that has been usually
situated on riverside was the social
place for the ordinary people. Hot
water (shira yu) or substitute
tea (daiyou cha) were taken
in domestic area. The price of tea
was too high to be served at home.
Needless to say, they had no chance
to have cha soba. Then, I
managed to cook cha soba
in different style to fit for the
young people's taste.
This dish
is made from noodles of "modern
yaki"(modernized baking
style). It contains a lot of cha
soba in place of various ingredients
to make substantial meal. Instead
of using sauce, dipping soup is
used to taste slightly and healthy.
Score tea leaves of freshly drawn
tea, mix with eggs, and then okonomi
yaki which has good aroma and
different taste is cooked.
Let's try it. |
| Ingredients
(4 servings)
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| · | 2
buckwheat noodles with tea (cha
soba) |
| · | 100g
(3 1/2 oz) cabbage |
batter
for "As-You-Like-It" pancake
| · | 100g
(3 1/3 oz) flour |
| · | 1
egg |
| · | 1/2
water |
| · |
flaked dried bonito (optional) |
| · | laver
(optional) |
| · | preparing
powdered tea or cooking tea (optional) |
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| Dipping
sauce
| · | 1
1/2 cup primary bonito stock (dashi) |
| · | 1
tablespoon thin soy sauce |
| · | salt |
| · | 30g
sugar |
| · | 3
tablespoons mirin |
Condiments
| · | white
onion (optional) |
| · | grated
white radish |
| · | citron
(yuzu) pepper |
| · | seven-spice
pepper | |
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To
boil buckwheat noodles:
Boil buckwheat noodles, wash in
cold water quickly and drain.
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prepare all the ingredients:
Cut buckwheat noodles into bite-sized
pieces, cut cabbage into rectangle
pieces. Add egg and water to flour
of okonomi yaki, mix well.
Add seasoning to dipping soup and
bring to a boil. |
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To
mix ingredients with batter:
Mix cabbage with buckwheat noodles
properly divided for one, and shape.
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bake okonomi yaki:
Heat oil on hot plate, pour (3)
and shape in 10cm length, put
a lid on it and bake both sides
well.
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serve:
After baked, sprinkle with bonito
flakes, laver, preparing green tea,
and pour dipping soup to taste.
Condiments can also be used to taste,
if desired. |
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